Porus or Poros ( grc, Πῶρος ) was an ancient

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n king who ruled over a part of the

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of the

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. He is only mentioned in Greek sources.

Life

Background

Porus was the nephew of his more famous namesake,

Porus the Elder Porus or Poros ( grc, Πῶρος ; 326–321 BC) was an ancient Ancient India, Indian king whose territory spanned the region between the Jhelum River (Hydaspes) and Chenab River (Acesines), in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. H ...

, who ruled the region between the Jhelum River (Hydaspes) and Chenab (Acesines) rivers.

Reign

Like his uncle, Porus the Younger also ruled a territory within the

of South Asia. The realm of Porus the Younger was located between the

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(Hydraōtēs) and Asikni (Akesinēs) rivers, and it corresponded to the easternmost part of the old Gandhāra .

References

Sources

* History of Punjab 4th-century BC Indian monarchs Year of birth unknown Yadava kingdoms {{India-royal-stub